Before talking about of the konniaku, I need to talk just a little about bentos. They are lunch boxes that you find everywhere in Japan. People buy them or make them to go to work, school or out for a picnic. The box can be really fancy from lacquer, to bamboo or simply plastic or metal. The rules for a healthy bento are 3 parts for carbs (rice, pasta…), 1 part for protein ( meats, fish, tofu) and 2 for fruits and veggies. (3,1,2)

Voici un des bentos que j’ai fait pour ca, il n’est pas sophistique mais il etait bon d’apres ce que j’ai entendu ;-). Here is an example of a bento that I made for Sam, it’s far from being fancy but it works for a school day!

Is this a vegetable?? Yes, it’s but you have a better chance to find it close to the tofu section rather than the apples! It comes from the Konjac plant. It’s actually really easy to cook and it’s good. It’s a health food with almost no calories and it fills you up! Follow the guide for an attempt to konniaku stir fry with veggies and chicken!

That evening we had the stir fry with some sweet potatoes rice. If you want a break from plain rice (we need it here), add slices of sweet potatoes to your rice in the rice cooker and 2 tablespoon of sake. That’s it!

I don’t think I need to explain what a bento is?It looks like it’s in style both in the US and in France. Here is an example of one that I bought in the basement of a department store for 500 yens or $6.

So what is it you are going to ask me? From top to bottom and left to right: carrot and fried tofu, hijiki salad (seaweed), shrimp favored rice, shrimp omelet, celery and taro (similar to potato), white rice with omelet, shiitake mushroom and peas (2 only!), mochi stuffed with red bean paste ( as a dessert), white rice with furikake (dried veggies), glass noodles with cucumber and carots and lemon and last grilled salmon.